Quotes About Surprise
Oh, and Cammie, At the sounds of his voice, I spun around, expecting to hear him crack a joke or call me Gallagher Girl. The last thing I expected was to feel his arms sliding arounds me, to sense the whole world turning upside down as Zach dipped me in the middle of the foyer and pressed his lips to mine. Then he smiled that smile I'd come to know. I always finish what I start.
~ Ally Carter
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My travels in New Jersey having made me proof against surprise
~ Ambrose Bierce
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Fate has a twisted sense of humor.
~ Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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People like the feeling they get when they think they've stumbled upon something miraculous. It's a proven fact.
~ Ami McKay
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Surprise makes brave men cowards, strong men weak, wise men fools.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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It always catches people by surprise, the moment of their death, even when they should see it coming. They always think they're special, somehow expect a reprieve. But no one's special.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Logen pulled the knife out of his boot and rammed the blade into the side of the giant's neck. He looked surprised, for just a moment, then blood dribbled from his mouth and down his chin. He let go of Logen's shirt, stumbled back, spun slowly round, bounced off one of the stones and crashed on his face. Seemed that Logen's father had been right. You can never have too many knives.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Shock and surprise, my little beauties, and quickness to strike, and lack of pity. These are the things that make a killer.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Surprise is like virginity. You only get the one chance at using it, and that normally turns out a crushing disappointment
~ Joe Abercrombie
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The first weapon you bring to any fight ain't a spear or an arrow or an axe." Flick blinked at him. "Sword?" "Surprise," said Clover. "Surprise makes brave men cowards, strong men weak, wise men fools.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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The door beside him opened sharply and Glokta snapped his head round, doing his best to hide a grimace as his neck bones crunched. Lord Ingelstad stood
~ Joe Abercrombie
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So often in life, moments that are long anticipated turn out to be profound disappointments.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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He was not sure what he had been expecting. Outstanding beauty, or stunning grace, or something that struck him instantly to the heart. But Ankran's family were an ordinary-looking pair. Most people are, of course, to those that don't know them.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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So this is what luck looks like, is it? I've often wondered.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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You must be fucking joking.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Bad news is never a surprise. Just a disappointment.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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He'd never been one for war cries. Why tell your enemy where you are? They'll learn soon enough. Surprise, that's the key. Whether you're fighting one man or a thousand or ten thousand. The more you're fighting, the more important it becomes, 'cause shock spreads faster'n plague, faster'n fire, and turns the bravest into cowards. So he rushed up silent as winter, silent as sickness.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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In the songs, Angulf Clovenfoot's Gettlanders fell upon the Vanstermen like hawks from an evening sky. Master Hunnan's misfits fell on Rissentoft like a herd of sheep down a steep flight of steps.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Downside was frowning at the Shanka corpses, weighing his axe and wondering where to start. "Never thought o' myself as a man who fills sacks with heads." "No one sets off in that direction," said Clover, puffing out his cheeks one more time. "But before you know it, there you bloody are.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Never thought o' myself as a man who fills sacks with heads." "No one sets off in that direction," said Clover, puffing out his cheeks one more time. "But before you know it, there you bloody are.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Supongo que el amor cae donde cae. La madre Owd levantó una ceja. —Por lo general se ve caer de lejos y da tiempo a apartarse. —Pues
~ Joe Abercrombie
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Logen stepped round one of the stones and found himself looking straight into a face, close enough almost to feel its breath on his cheek. A young face. A good-looking one, with clean skin and a sharp nose, wide-open brown eyes. Logen smashed his forehead into it.
~ Joe Abercrombie
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People just have to keep on going, because you never know when something wonderful is going to happen.
~ Joe Hill
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It was even softer and fluffier than I'd imagined. It was like wearing an Ewok.
~ Joe Hill
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